MAY IS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH

Nationwide Stats*:

• There are over 407,000 children and youth in foster care.

• This is 6% of children in the U.S. who will find themselves in the system before they turn 18.

• More than 20% of the children who are currently in foster care are aged 3 or younger.

• More than 23,000 children will age out of the U.S. foster care system every year.

• After reaching the age of 18, 20% of the children who were in foster care will become instantly homeless.

• There is less than a 3% chance for children who have aged out of foster care to earn a college degree at any point in their life.

• Tens of thousands of children in the foster care system were taken away from their parents after extreme abuse.

• 1 out of every 2 kids who age out of the system will develop a substance dependence.

*Source: National Foster Youth Institute

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